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2026 U.S. House

Georgia's 6th Congressional District — 2026 Candidates

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U.S. House · GA-6
Primary: Tuesday, May 19, 2026 General: Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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2026 candidates we're tracking in GA-6

Lucy McBath

Lucy McBath

DemocraticIncumbent

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Gun violence prevention
  • Healthcare affordability
  • Veterans' support
About Lucy McBath

McBath worked a 30-year career at Delta Air Lines before a second career in gun-safety advocacy with Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action, per the campaign site. McBath holds a B.A. in political science from Virginia State University, founded the Champion in the Making Legacy Foundation, and represents Georgia's 6th District in Congress, per the campaign site.

Kevin E. Martin

Republican

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Schools: send education money back to Georgia without the federal strings
  • Jobs and the trades: make federal student aid work for shorter technical programs and fund career and technical education
  • The federal budget: pass an actual budget through regular order and make every program justify itself
About Kevin E. Martin

Martin has worked as a controller auditing books and financial records for 30 years and is a fifth-generation Cobb County native, per the campaign site. He says his family's long history in the district shapes his focus on working families, per the campaign site.

About this race

Georgia's 6th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Georgia primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, June 16, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.

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